Hello Everyone, I am seeking information about my GGGrandfather Harmon P. STANTON. I can find no trace of him before he came to Pinckneyville around 1850. There were other STANTON'S and STAUNTONS in Perry CO. but cannot connect to them. My Great Uncle was listed in his obituary as a STAUNTON. The family story is that Harmon came from England or Whales. I thought maybe I had hit the jackpot when I sent for his obituary from the Du Quoin Tribune but all it said was that he would be sadly missed. He passed away in 1889 and the papers at the Du Quoin Library that would have his obit in them were missing. He was listed as a Justice of the Peace and in his obit he was listed as Harmon P. STANTON, ESQ. However the list of JP'S in Perry does not have him on it. Truly a brick wall. Virginia STANTON CUNNINGHAM